What is "fibulae"

Fibula \Fib"u*la\, n.; pl. Fibul[AE]. [L., clasp, buckle.]

1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.

   Mere fibul[ae], without a robe to clasp.
   --Wordsworth.

2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.

3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.

n. (plural of fibula English)

n. (context obsolete English) (en-irregular plural of: fibula)

1. n. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: calf bone]

2. [also: fibulae (pl)]

See fibula